Frame for Thayer's "A Virgin"
Terms of Use
Usage Conditions ApplyAt A Glance
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Period
1892-1893 -
Geography
New York, United States -
Material
Gilded wood -
Dimension
H x W (outside): 262.9 x 216.5 cm (103 1/2 x 85 1/4 in) -
Accession Number
F1893.11b -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1893.11b
Object Details
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Designer
Stanford White (1853-1906) -
Frame maker
Alexander J. Cabus (born after 1891) -
Provenance
To 1893Abbott Handerson Thayer (1849-1921), Dublin, NH, to 1893 [1]From 1893 to 1919Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Abbott Handerson Thayer in 1893 [2]From 1920Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]Notes:[1] According to Provenance Remark 1 in the object record, this frame was purchased by C.L. Freer, from A.H. Thayer, on his painting "A Virgin," on February 21, 1893.[2] See note 1.[3] The original deed of Charles Lang Freer's gift was signed in 1906. The collection was received in 1920 upon the completion of the Freer Gallery. -
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection -
Exhibition History
American Paintings: Abbott Handerson Thayer 1849-1921 (December 11, 1976 to April 18, 1977)American Paintings (September 8, 1961 to May 2, 1973)Untitled Exhibition, American Oil Paintings, 1958 (June 29, 1958 to October 27, 1959)Centennial Exhibition, Galleries 8 and 9 (February 25, 1956 to April 28, 1958)Special Centennial Exhibition of Thayer Paintings (August 12, 1949 to January 3, 1950)Untitled Exhibition, American Oil Paintings, Gallery 3, 1947 (September 25, 1947 to April 12, 1955)Untitled Exhibition, American Oil Paintings, Gallery 4, 1947 (September 25, 1947 to February 25, 1956)Untitled Exhibition, American Oil Paintings and Watercolors (May 10, 1945 to September 25, 1947)Untitled Exhibition, American Oil Paintings, 1944 (March 23, 1944 to November 15, 1944)Untitled Exhibition, American Oil Paintings (May 1, 1933 to February 6, 1944)American Paintings by Metcalf, Thayer, and Twatchman (March 23, 1925 to May 5, 1933)American Painting, Abbott H. Thayer (May 2, 1923 to March 23, 1925) -
Previous custodian or owner
Abbott Handerson Thayer (1849-1921) (C.L. Freer source)Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919) -
Origin
New York, United States -
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer -
Type
Frame -
On View
Freer Grand Staircase Corridor -
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